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Scleroderma in South Australia: epidemiological observations of possible pathogenic significance.

, 2001
BACKGROUND: Scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder of unknown cause. Previous epidemiological studies have suggested some regional clustering and associations with occupations involving exposure to silica dusts and hydrocarbons.
Kencana Dharmapatni, AA, A. A. S. S. Kencana Dharmapatni, Jones, M, Hakendorf, P, M. J. Ahern, M. Jones, J. G. Walker, Roberts-Thomson, PJ, J. G. Macfarlane, P. J. Roberts‐Thomson, Smith, MD, Ahern, MJ, P. Hakendorf, M. D. Smith, Walker, JG, MacFarlane, JG   +15 more
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Ocular Manifestation in Systemic Sclerosis—A Literature Review

Life
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease that affects more than 2 million people worldwide. It manifests through vasculopathy, an abnormal immunological response, and fibrosis leading to dysfunction of the multiple ...
Katarzyna Paczwa, Magdalena Rerych, Katarzyna Romanowska-Próchnicka, Radosław Różycki, Joanna Gołębiewska   +4 more
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Clinical improvement of salt-and-pepper skin changes in juvenile systemic sclerosis using mycophenolate mofetil after intravenous methylprednisolone: a 3-year follow-up

Immunological Medicine
In adult systemic sclerosis (SSc), salt-and-pepper skin changes can be used to diagnose diffuse cutaneous SSc during the early stages. However, reports of juvenile SSc (JSSc) with salt-and-pepper skin changes are unavailable.
Daisuke Hironaka, Hiroyuki Wakiguchi, Fumiko Okazaki, Yuno Korenaga, Yoshihiro Azuma, Akira Tanaka, Reiji Hirano, Yutaka Shimomura, Shunji Hasegawa   +8 more
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Summary of Reported Cases of Nodular Scleroderma

Nodular (keloidal) Scleroderma (NS) constitutes a rare manifestation of cutaneous scleroderma, occurring either in conjunction with diffuse systemic sclerosis or as a localized form (morphea). The table summarizes the total number of NS cases reported in
Ntiri, M (via Mendeley Data)
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A cross-sectional comparison of three self-reported functional indices in scleroderma

, 2003
Objectives. In scleroderma, outcome measures such as skin score provide only limited information about the functional impact of the disease. The requirement for validated and convenient instruments that reliably reflect disease morbidity is now ...
Black, C. M., Brough, G. M., Mukerjee, D., Smyth, A. E., Denton, C. P., MacGregor, A. J.   +5 more
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Scleroderma, a sign of aging

, 2017
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is regarded as a model for aging. Moreover, the mutant protein accumulating in progeria is to some extent also found in healthy aged individuals.
Verstraeten, V. L.R.M.
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Non-cirrhotic Idiopathic portal hypertension in systemic sclerosis patients: report of one case and a systematic review of previous case reports

Advances in Rheumatology
Background The overlap of non-cirrhotic idiopathic portal hypertension (NCIPH) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) is rare. This article reports one case of a patient with SSc developing NCIPH and presents a systematic review of previously reported cases ...
Felipe Souza da Silva, João Victor de Pinho Costa, Carlos Alberto dos Santos Júnior, Érika Emmylaine dos Santos, Ailton José de Castro Júnior, Ana Cecília de Sena Oliveira, Flávia Patrícia Sena Teixeira Santos, Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Débora Cerqueira Calderaro   +8 more
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Are we ready to predict progressive disease in juvenile systemic sclerosis? [PDF]

J Scleroderma Relat Disord
Foeldvari I, Klotsche J, Torok KS.
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Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia. A clinicopathologic study

, 1980
Three cases of diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia are presented, and their clinical, laboratory and histologic follow-up are outlined. Furthermore histologic comparison with scleroderma is attempted and the literature is reviewed.
Shulman, L. E., Webber, B. L., Pavlidis, N. A., Goules, D., Moutsopoulos, H. M., Fostiropoulos, G.   +5 more
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Pruritus associated with systemic sclerosis: a systematic review of treatment-based clinical trials. [PDF]

Rheumatol Int
Mortezaei K, Pasula R, Nursoy M, Syal A, Panayiotou I, Kumari G, Chatzitoffis A, Milutinovic P, Fadugba OO, Derk CT.   +9 more
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